a picture is worth a thousand words

idiom

used to say that it is often easier to show something in a picture than to describe it with words

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much is a video worth? Kristen Moon, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 If a picture is worth a thousand words, that image is worth 1,011. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024 If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one has a lot to say about solar safety. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 If a picture is worth a thousand words, a personal appearance by Will Smith, apparently, is valuable once again. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 June 2024 Affleck ring watch May 20, 2024: If a picture is worth a thousand words, Jen and Ben wrote a whole new chapter of this saga over the weekend. Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 June 2024 If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many is a video worth? Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a digitally altered picture of an absent British princess is apparently worth a million. Mark Landler, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 And if a picture is worth a thousand words, that one tells a very clear story of what a difference such a foundation can make for young creatives. Brooke Mazurek, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023

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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20picture%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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